Transfer Marbled Book Edge

In this video I demonstrate how to transfer a marbled pattern from hand marbled paper using muriatic acid (HCl). This is an old technique described in The Art of Bookbinding by Joseph Zaehnsdorf. This is not a practical method of edge decoration and has been done out of curiosity. The book was bound following the instructions in Peter Verheyen’s article Der Gebrochene Rücken: A variation of the German case binding. The guide for finding your way around the DAS Bookbind